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Earthquakes are not the only felt reports that the website receives. It also receives reports of tsunami, with over 17,000 reports by 2020. [10] In 2023, GeoNet introduced a "shaking layers" map. Rather than showing squares at the locations of felt reports, it shows the median shaking at a given location.
Only earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.0 or greater are listed, except for a few that had a moderate impact. Aftershocks are not included, unless they were of great significance or contributed to a death toll, such as the M 6.3 2011 Christchurch earthquake and the M 7.3 aftershock to the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake .
Up to 66,900 people died from earthquakes in 2023, the highest death toll for earthquakes since 2010. At least 59,488 people died in the Turkey–Syria doublets of February, which dominated world headlines because of its extensive devastation; the first mainshock was also the largest earthquake of the year at M w 7.8.
2023: Weather: Auckland, Tasman, Kapiti and Taranaki: New Zealand: Between Monday 10 April and Tuesday 11 April, four significant tornadoes struck. There was one in Tasman District, one in East Auckland, one in Paraparaumu, and one in Waitara, resulting in over 60 homes being damaged and 10 homes yellow stickered. Several people were injured ...
Hard copy of the July 2012 Christchurch Central Recovery Plan. The Christchurch Central Recovery Plan, often referred to as the Blueprint, is the plan developed by the Fifth National Government of New Zealand for the recovery of the Christchurch Central City from a series of earthquakes, in particular the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake.
When the Christchurch earthquake occurred on 22 February 2011, Tankersley was leading a cultural awareness workshop on the fifth floor of the CTV Building.She had her 8 month old daughter with her, and they were both rescued from the rubble after the building collapsed and caught fire.
The Christchurch Fault is an active seismic fault running under the city of Christchurch in the middle of New Zealand's South Island. It runs from an area close to Riccarton , under the Central City , through the eastern suburbs off the coast of New Brighton .
A place where people can spend time in reflection and honour those who lost their lives or were injured in the earthquakes will be developed in central Christchurch. The national Earthquake Memorial will be a place of local, national and international significance where individuals can reflect and large groups can gather.